The RPG Blog Carnival‘s idea started with Johnathan of The Core Mechanic (Although Geek’s Dream Girl used to do it too):
- Initial Idea (Subject: Resurrection)
- Roundup
Then Donny the DM took up the torch
This month I offered to take up the torch and reinforce a nascent RPG blogging meme that has cropped up in the last few days.
Greywulf started it with all with ‘Let’s Play Super Dungeons and Dragons‘.
Stargazer ran with the idea with his ‘Fantasy Superheroes‘ post
So why not continue and talk about all things Super Hero this month? Not just Fantasy Superheroes (Although I adore the concept), but everything that can be used from that genre into RPGs.
It could be about your favorite Super Hero RPG, about cool characters and art concepts, it could be doing a cross-genre experiment and injecting some Pulp in your Superhero juice or some Mutants in your Sorcery.
The rules are simple, you post about it and you leave a comment right after on this post. My Commentluv plugin should pick it up, if not, I’ll edit the comment myself to show the link.
I’ll participate too, with a much needed new entry in my trope series.
Up up and away!
Credits: Pam’s Twins, just because.
Storyteller says
Great topic! I’m looking forward to writing on this!
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Ninetail says
Good choice of topic. Now I just have to decide what to write about…
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jonathan says
WOW! I had no idea that Geek Dream Girl used to run a rpg carnival! anyone have a link? When I origenally had the idea to start it up – i googled it and only found some old carnival page from about 4-5 years ago on a blog that hadn’t been updated in about as long – and the carnival was not _really_ about RPGs either; more of a ‘gaming’ carnival. If Geek Dream Girl had the idea for doing a rpg blog carnival first – then, she definately gets PROPS and my apologies for claiming “first post!” so to speak. Hats Off!
Superheroes! Love the idea; doubt I’ll be contributing – unless I could somehow spin zombies from hell as superheroes… nonetheless, i’m looking forward to the excellent contributions that will no doubt come forth.
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ChattyDM says
Thanks for the Kudos. Let me go through this week alive and I’ll post my trope article on this.
greywulf says
Oh you just know I’m going to have a ball with this one 😀
How does a blogpost about Secret IDs in D&D sound?
Coming up…….. soon!
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Chris Tregenza says
I wanted to look at a different type of super hero:
Super Heroes Don’t Have To Be Humanoid
Enjoy.
Chris
Questing GM says
Hmmm…..not a real big fan of superheroes but maybe a few posts from the other bloggers will give me an idea to contribute at least one post into this one.
Looking forward to it!
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Donny_the_DM says
Doh…kill me please…
The post – not me : )
Donny_the_DM says
http://thefineartofthetpk.blogspot.com/2008/10/superpowers-who-needs-superpowers.html
For some reason, blogger is failing to update…3 hours now.
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Adalore says
At least we arn’t talking about… “most common superpower” think TVtropes. -grin-
at least it seems that the picture up top seems to have it full force.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MostCommonSuperPower
ChattyDM says
That’s what I was going for. That it has a Trope is pure gravy on it all!
lol!
Nick O'Leary says
Gamers interested in Superheroes in RPGs might want to check out The Superhero Summit, the Fist Full of Comics and Games Podcast on superheroes in your roleplaying games. The new season is about to start, and last season’s episodes are all still available.
http://www.fistfullofcomics.com/podcasts/category/superhero-summit/
Tomcat1066 says
Well, my humble contribution has been completed as well. Super Heroes of the Apocalypse: The Templars. I thought I’d combine my current theme with the carnival and frankly…I think it was a cool idea 🙂
(link embedded because sometimes CommentLuv picks my posts up, and sometimes it doesn’t..it looks like it’s posting a previous post instead)
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Dave T. Game says
Our entry (possibly the first of several) is up. CommentLuv didn’t catch it, so here it is: https://critical-hits.com//2008/10/02/the-professor-x-paradox/
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greywulf says
Aaaaand I’m done. Secret IDs for D&D, anyone? 🙂
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flashheart says
I have no posts on superheroes in me, I think. But I can strongly and heartily recommend the game, Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich. One of only three games I have ever played to completion!
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Reverend Mike says
Here’s the first of my submissions to the carnival…
Superheroes? BAH! The Villains Are Where It’s At!
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Tomcat1066 says
My latest offering
And I suspect there will be plenty more 🙂
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Tomcat1066 says
And another one
Bob says
Just in case your track backs don’t catch it I hope your commentluv will 🙂
Not my best attempt but then I’ve never really been a superhero fan in recent years.
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ChattyDM says
Keep them coming. I should do mine in the next 2 weeks or so.
@Bob: The Trackback caught it fine! Thanks! Fricking Lasers it is!
Reverend Mike says
There’s at least 3 more of these coming…brace yourself…
JM says
I hope I did this right … first blog carnival or blog for that matter.
Marvel Phile: Go Team Venture!
Nothing Fancy; Just Kill’em
JM.
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ChattyDM says
Perfect JM, welcome to the blog and the blogsphere!
Scott Casper says
I haven’t been tackling this in a blog, but I’m working on re-writing the OD&D 1974 rules as if they had been written for superhero gaming instead of swords & sorcery gaming. A small group is discussing it with me on Google Groups.
ChattyDM says
@Scott: That’s Great stuff!
zacharythefirst says
I trotted out a review of one of my favorite superhero RPGs, Atomic Sock Monkey’s Truth and Justice:
http://rpgblog2.blogspot.com/2008/10/blog-carnival-review-of-asms-truth.html
-Zachary
RPG Blog II
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Manny says
Great topic, and better picture !!
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Stargazer says
Check out my contribution to this month’s blog carnival: “No capes!“
ChattyDM says
Wow, I’m amazed at the response this Carnival is getting! Just let me work through this passing writer’s block and I’ll join the fun!
Reverend Mike says
I’ll eventually talk about regular heroes…maybe…
DOOM ‘R’ US
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Gomez says
Here I am:
http://atoolongurl.blogspot.com/2008/10/talks-superheroes-random-talk.html
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Dave T. Game says
One more entry for the carnival is up.
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JM says
Here’s another one …
Tweaking a Classic
and possibly this one … depending whether or not you count both Marvel’s and Dark Horse’s comic series’ … But even if not, it’s still fun.
Go, Go, Godzilla!
JM.
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Stuart says
My contribution is up.
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NiTessine says
My post is up, about my favouritest superhero game in the whole wide world!
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Reverend Mike says
2 down, 2 to go…
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Tomcat1066 says
And now we have one more right here for everyone’s amusement 😉
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Ravyn says
Here, have a post!
http://exchangeofrealities.today.com/2008/10/16/secret-identity-aesthetics/
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Reverend Mike says
Another penny down the well…
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Ninetail says
My first post on the topic… might have another underway.
http://abutterflydreaming.com/2008/10/21/superheroes-are-made/ – (Super)Heroes are Made
Ninetail says
And Strange Superpowers, for a look at the lighter side.
http://abutterflydreaming.com/2008/10/23/strange-superpowers/
Ninetail says
Finally, Superhero Lessons for Fantasy Games
http://abutterflydreaming.com/2008/10/27/superhero-lessons-for-fantasy-games/
Reverend Mike says
Last one…
cool games says
Well if i was a villain I would be surrendering to this superhero =P
free games says
that is the best way for sharing and thanks for comment luv
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